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| Region | Myanmar |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Myanmar does not allow individuals to change the gender assigned to them at birth. |
| Sources | https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/feb/02/myanmar-transgender-people-lgbt-colors-rainbow-equality |
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Revision History (16)
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| Description | Nationwide | Myanmar does not allow individuals to change the gender assigned to them at birth. |
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| Sources | https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/feb/02/myanmar-transgender-people-lgbt-colors-rainbow-equality | https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/feb/02/myanmar-transgender-people-lgbt-colors-rainbow-equality |
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| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Description | No laws in place. Missing non binary options on documents. | Nationwide |
| Sources | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ https://www.forktip.com/lgbt-couple-safety-worldwide | https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/feb/02/myanmar-transgender-people-lgbt-colors-rainbow-equality |
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| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Unknown. | No laws in place. Missing non binary options on documents. |
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal, no restrictions | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal, no restrictions |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Description | Not legally possible. | Not preformed in the country. |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "Not legal and not recognized"
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Description | Impossible to change gender on documents. | Not legally possible. |
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Sources | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ https://www.forktip.com/lgbt-couple-safety-worldwide |
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| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Description | Impossible. | Impossible to change gender on documents. |
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Description | unknown. | Impossible. |
| Sources | No | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ |
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal, no restrictions | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Description | they don't provide sex change there. | unknown. |
| Sources | https://76crimes.com/2015/08/31/how-lgbt-burmese-see-themselves-plus-singapore-indonesia/ | No |
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal | Legal, no restrictions |
| Description | No | they don't provide sex change there. |
| Sources | No | https://76crimes.com/2015/08/31/how-lgbt-burmese-see-themselves-plus-singapore-indonesia/ |
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal, no restrictions | Illegal |
| Description | they don't provide sex change there. | No |
| Sources | https://76crimes.com/2015/08/31/how-lgbt-burmese-see-themselves-plus-singapore-indonesia/ | No |